Thee was some grumbling last week in the comments for this AAM post regarding payment to speakers. Some people were upset that the original poster was trying to get free speakers, and implied that this was similar to not paying interns.
I've been both a free speaker, and the person trying to arrange other free presentations. Here's the thing: in both situations, at least in my line of work,
By: Daren T. Nelson and Paul W. Jewell The Hogup Bar quadrangle is located southeast of Park Valley, Utah, and west of the northwest arm of Great Salt Lake. Late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville sediments and related shorelines dominate the landscape, and record the transgression and regression of Lake Bonneville. Surficial deposits overlie Tertiary basalt and
Der Zyklon "Pam" und seine Auswirkungen auf den Inselstaat Vanuatu gingen ja leider (zumindest gefühlt für mich) ein wenig in unserer Presse unter. Zyklone werden ja nicht nur die Tiefdruckgebiete allgemein [...]
Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week! Add some science to your Spring Break!HMNS – Hermann [...]
Hurricanes require moisture, the rotation of the Earth, and warm ocean temperatures to grow from mere atmospheric disturbances into tropical storms. But where do these storm cells originate, and exactly what [...]
Samantha Cristoforetti, la nostra astronauta attualmente di stanza nella Stazione Spaziale Internazionale è una delle persone di cui in questo periodo si parla maggiormente nei siti scientifici. In un suo [...]
Levels of nutrients and properties of goat milk is very special. Nutritional composition either in the form of protein, energy, and fat, approaching the composition of breast milk. Etawa milk is milk goats [...]
Don't Panic! Have A Volcanic!!
(beer coaster created by unknown artist; photo by LFD)
Volcanic Double IPA is a quintessential geo-beer, being all about volcanic eruptions and such. Possibly — given the [...]
Recently, Kelly Brenner asked me to participate in the PNW Nature Blogger ... [ continue
kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [15:22:12]
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pyritisierter Schwamm, - Turon (Teplice-Formation) - Ort:
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Die BGR informiert: Wann: 13. – 15.10.15 Wo: Celle Anmeldung:
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The Svalbard archipelago is considered to be one of the best places to study the geological history of the Earth because its rocks represent every geological period. This image shows a view from the peak of [...]
Last Friday the RAS held a discussion meeting on Tectonics from Above: Recent Advances in the Use of High-resolution Topography and Imagery in London. Almost the entire Cambridge Tectonics Group went there and [...]
Two new videos have appeared on Youtube showing the Yeager Airport landslide. Movement has now ceased but the level of deformation is quite
Así fue: aventurarse fuera del líquido elemento, toser al llenarse de aire los pulmones por primera vez, un piti contemplando el atardecer... ¡El origen de los anfibios según Kaz! La página pertenece al [...]
National Driller has a nice interview with the 2015 Terzaghi Lecturer, Donald Bruce, President of Geosystems. Bruce, best known for his expertise in grouting, will deliver his Terzaghi Lecture at this week's [...]
Some years ago while in graduate school, I was presented the opportunity by my advisor, Dr. Chris Evans, to solve a hard soil mystery resting mostly unnoticed except to those who had to work in it. For farmers [...]
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A quick virtual field trip to the Neoproterozoic glaciogenic sedimentary rocks from the central Virginia Blue Ridge province: Can you feel the chill of Snowball
La semana pasada estuvimos en la localidad de Abiego, en el Prepirineo aragonés. Allí, se conoce desde hace más de diez años un yacimiento de icnitas (huellas fósiles) muy espectacular tanto por sus [...]
I’m writing from where L’Atalante is currently parked, 18S 170W, right in the middle of a giant, anomalously high sea surface chlorophyll patch. Such a high concentration of chlorophyll—a pigment that [...]
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pyritisierter Schwamm, - Turon (Teplice-Formation) - Ort:
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There was a significant slope failure at the Yeager Airport near Charleston, West Virginia last week. A 2005 project to create an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) at the end of the runway required [...]
Today's new ELI is 'Isostasy 1; modelling the state of 'balance' of the Earth's outer layers'. Isostasy is essentially the principle of hydrostatic equilibrium applied to the Earth, otherwise called [...]
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As we approach the EGU General Assembly (12-17th April 2015), we share one particular session of interest with you – focusing on natural hazards education, communications and the interface between [...]
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A colleague of mine recently returned from a vacation to Montana.When he was showing me pictures from his trip I found the one shown in this post intriguing. It turns out this Tyrannosaurus rex fossil replica [...]
In a recent post, I explored the geology of the Charlie Brown outcrop. It included excellent examples of normal faults, welded tuff, and airfall tuff, features that served as a microcosm of the geology of the [...]
Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has contracts for geotechnical work for 3 lines of the proposed subway in Doha, Qatar. They have completed investigations for approximately 95 km of line and 51 [...]
Suddenly, It Seems, Water is Everywhere in the Solar SystemThe New York Times Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa ?Geology.com Vanuatu Takes a Direct Hit from Cyclone PamUSA Today The World’s First [...]